UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK - Oct. 2015
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Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
That looks like Elvis' writing to me.
Who’s this kid with his mumbo jumbo?
Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
Any news of a promo event in the UK for the book?
Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
According to some brief stage door chats with fans in the UK in June , Elvis isn't too confident that there will be much promotional activity in the UK for the book. The publishing industry makes a poor job of promoting new writers - unless it's something about shopping and fucking - so the mind boggles at how they'll handle a bolshy new newcomer like Elvis. Factor in that Elvis is still regarded as a pop star from the past by the general population in UK - except for the discerning few like us! - and it seems more practical and likely that the emphasis will be put on promotion in North America .
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Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
When asked the question at Basingstoke he said he wasn't sure and "they" were trying to work something out.
I'm hopeful but not optimistic.
I'm hopeful but not optimistic.
Who’s this kid with his mumbo jumbo?
Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
Elvis's book gets a world weary mention in the latest Private Eye
The book industry person referred to in this has blogged a response -
http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/blithe-spirit-307910
The book industry person referred to in this has blogged a response -
http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/blithe-spirit-307910
Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
According to the publisher's website, the memoir has mysteriously gained another 50 pages since the last time I looked. 672 pages, and counting...
Any bets on the final page count?
Any bets on the final page count?
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Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
When he sings "When I write the book" he says 1000 pages a day easily. I thought he was only joking...
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Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
has anyone learned anything about this events sale date? the link takes me nowhere helpful!
10/16/2015 AT 7:00 PM
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, NY 10018 2788
http://www.nypl.org/
10/16/2015 AT 7:00 PM
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, NY 10018 2788
http://www.nypl.org/
Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
https://www.berklee.edu/events/elvis-co ... earing-ink
Interview with Elvis Costello
Saturday / October 17, 2015
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Interview with Elvis Costello
Saturday / October 17, 2015
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
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Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
Since you put me down, it seems i've been very gloomy. You may laugh but pretty girls look right through me.
Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
'Till I speak double dutch to a real double duchess....' ( sorry - couldn't resist it).
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Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
Mr johnfoyle you've become much too much
Who’s this kid with his mumbo jumbo?
Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
http://www.bookpeople.com/event/elvis-c ... ign=august
Book People , Austin TX
Event date:
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 7:00pm
Event address:
603 N Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78703-5413
Tickets on sale August 21!
Book People , Austin TX
Event date:
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 7:00pm
Event address:
603 N Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78703-5413
Tickets on sale August 21!
Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
http://www.sixthandi.org/event/elvis-costello/
Elvis Costello
In Conversation with Dan Kois
Oct 15, 2015 • 7:30 pm
Sixth & I
600 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202.408.3100
Elvis Costello
In Conversation with Dan Kois
Oct 15, 2015 • 7:30 pm
Sixth & I
600 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202.408.3100
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Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
Any whispers of any UK promo dates yet John ?johnfoyle wrote:http://www.sixthandi.org/event/elvis-costello/
Elvis Costello
In Conversation with Dan Kois
Oct 15, 2015 • 7:30 pm
Sixth & I
600 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202.408.3100
Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
Dan Kois works for Slate.com and Slate has used this venue to record podcasts before, so I suspect that at least a portion of this event will end up being available as a podcast.johnfoyle wrote:http://www.sixthandi.org/event/elvis-costello/
Elvis Costello
In Conversation with Dan Kois
Oct 15, 2015 • 7:30 pm
Sixth & I
600 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202.408.3100
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Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
http://www.walmart.com/ip/45056605
About this item
A personal introspective by the influential pop songwriter and performer traces his Liverpool upbringing, artistic influences, creative pursuit of original punk sounds and emergence in the MTV world. 150,000 first printing. Illustrations.
About this item
A personal introspective by the influential pop songwriter and performer traces his Liverpool upbringing, artistic influences, creative pursuit of original punk sounds and emergence in the MTV world. 150,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Since you put me down, it seems i've been very gloomy. You may laugh but pretty girls look right through me.
Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
sweetest punch wrote:http://www.walmart.com/ip/45056605
About this item
A personal introspective by the influential pop songwriter and performer traces his Liverpool upbringing, artistic influences, creative pursuit of original punk sounds and emergence in the MTV world. 150,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Wow. Isn't that the combined sales of his last half-dozen or so albums?
Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
http://tickets.chicagohumanities.org/sh ... tello/info
Elvis Costello
Tuesday, November 3 | 8-9:30 PM
Francis W. Parker School, Diane and David B Heller Auditorium
2233 N Clark St | Chicago, IL | 60614
Elvis Costello
Tuesday, November 3 | 8-9:30 PM
Francis W. Parker School, Diane and David B Heller Auditorium
2233 N Clark St | Chicago, IL | 60614
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Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
Just pre-ordered the Memoir on Amazon-$17.99 and no mailing fee-arrives 10/17/15 sweet
"....there's a merry song that starts in 'I' and ends in 'You', as many famous pop songs do....'
Re: Elvis 'memoir' now due Oct. 2015 - promo tour details
A magazine editor has tweeted that she's starting to read the book , so review copies are beginning to circulate -
https://twitter.com/leighhaber/status/6 ... 7279197184
https://twitter.com/leighhaber/status/6 ... 7279197184
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http://www.dailynews.com/lifestyle/2015 ... kexpo-2015
8 books that got all the buzz at BookExpo 2015
I just returned from the annual migration of booksellers to BookExpo America, the largest publishing event in North America. This trade show for publishers, authors and booksellers is heaven for book nerds. Free books. Famous authors. Publisher parties. And an advance look at the hottest upcoming titles. Here are some of the fall releases that the book business is all abuzz about:
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“Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink” by Elvis Costello. The long-awaited memoir by the English singer-songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. I attended a little get-together at BookExpo that included Costello in conversation with “VH1 Storytellers” creator and author Bill Flanagan. If Costello is even half as funny, interesting and candid in his new memoir as he was in their interview, then readers are in for a huge treat. (October)
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8 books that got all the buzz at BookExpo 2015
I just returned from the annual migration of booksellers to BookExpo America, the largest publishing event in North America. This trade show for publishers, authors and booksellers is heaven for book nerds. Free books. Famous authors. Publisher parties. And an advance look at the hottest upcoming titles. Here are some of the fall releases that the book business is all abuzz about:
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“Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink” by Elvis Costello. The long-awaited memoir by the English singer-songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. I attended a little get-together at BookExpo that included Costello in conversation with “VH1 Storytellers” creator and author Bill Flanagan. If Costello is even half as funny, interesting and candid in his new memoir as he was in their interview, then readers are in for a huge treat. (October)
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Since you put me down, it seems i've been very gloomy. You may laugh but pretty girls look right through me.